Northern Division (Syrian rebel group)

Northern Division
Northern Division
الفرقة الشمالية
	; Logo of the Northern Division; ; Flag of the Knights of Justice Brigade
Leaders	Lt. Col. Fares Bayoush (former, resigned in 2017); 1st Lt. Mohamed Khaled Bayoush;
Dates of operation	25 February 2012—present (Knights of Justice Brigade); December 2015—present (Northern Division);
Group(s)	Knights of Justice Brigade; 101st Infantry Division (December 2015—June 2016);
Headquarters	Kafr Nabl
Active regions	Hama Governorate; Idlib Governorate; Aleppo Governorate;
Size	1,400 total, 300 active combatants (2013); 1,200 (2015);
Part of	Free Syrian Army Free Idlib Army; 5th Corps (2014–2015); 13th Division (2013–2014); ; Syrian Revolutionary Command Council (2014–2015); Fatah Halab (2015–2016); Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016); Hawar Kilis Operations Room;
Allies	101st Infantry Division; Mountain Hawks Brigade; 13th Division; Islamic Front;
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces; National Defence Forces; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Syrian Democratic Forces;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015); Aleppo offensive (April 2016); Northern Aleppo offensive (March–April 2016); Russia military intervention in the Syrian civil war;
	Preceded by; Knights of Justice Battalion

The Northern Division (Arabic: الفرقة الشمالية), formerly the Knights of Justice Brigade (Arabic: لواء فرسان الحق, Liwa Fursan al-Haqq), is a Free Syrian Army group sanctioned by the Syrian National Council and formerly part of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council.^[10] The group received BGM-71 TOW missiles from the United States and Saudi Arabia, and is also armed, trained, and funded by Qatar.^[6]^[11]

^ "The resignation of a leader of the "army Idlib free" to face the "black banners of cross-border"". Al-Hayat. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
^ "Najat leader of the free Idlib Jaish Albyosh an assassination attempt Brive Idlib". Al-Etihad Press. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "LIWA FURSAN'S MODERATE SYRIAN FIELD COMMANDER LT. COLONEL FARES AL-BAYOUSH". Jamestown. 29 February 2016.
^ @arabthomness (December 8, 2015). "#Syria: Liwa Fursan al-Haqq and the 101st Infantry Division announce a merger to for Furqat al-Shamaliah (#FSA)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "The Worries of a Syrian Rebel Commander". The New Yorker. 19 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 8 May 2015.
^ "Oppositions agree on 'big Aleppo operation'". Yeni Şafak. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
^ "In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA". Los Angeles Times. 27 March 2016.
^ Vaux, Michael Weiss|Pierre (5 February 2016). "Are U.S. Missiles Taking Out Russian Military Officials?". The Daily Beast.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference fifth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[resign-1] "The resignation of a leader of the "army Idlib free" to face the "black banners of cross-border"". Al-Hayat. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[najat-2] "Najat leader of the free Idlib Jaish Albyosh an assassination attempt Brive Idlib". Al-Etihad Press. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[jf-3] "LIWA FURSAN'S MODERATE SYRIAN FIELD COMMANDER LT. COLONEL FARES AL-BAYOUSH". Jamestown. 29 February 2016.

[thomas-4] @arabthomness (December 8, 2015). "#Syria: Liwa Fursan al-Haqq and the 101st Infantry Division announce a merger to for Furqat al-Shamaliah (#FSA)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[5] "The Worries of a Syrian Rebel Commander". The New Yorker. 19 December 2013.

[moderate-6] "THE MODERATE REBELS: A GROWING LIST OF VETTED GROUPS FIELDING BGM-71 TOW ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES". Hasan Mustafas. 8 May 2015.

[7] "Oppositions agree on 'big Aleppo operation'". Yeni Şafak. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[8] "In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA". Los Angeles Times. 27 March 2016.

[9] Vaux, Michael Weiss|Pierre (5 February 2016). "Are U.S. Missiles Taking Out Russian Military Officials?". The Daily Beast.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[tac-10] "EXCLUSIVE – 18 Syrian revolutionary factions advancing toward a One Army project". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[fifth-11] Cite error: The named reference fifth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Northern Division
الفرقة الشمالية
Logo of the Northern Division Flag of the Knights of Justice Brigade
Leaders	Lt. Col. Fares Bayoush (former, resigned in 2017)^[1] 1st Lt. Mohamed Khaled Bayoush^[2]
Dates of operation	25 February 2012—present (Knights of Justice Brigade)^[3] December 2015—present (Northern Division)^[4]
Group(s)	Knights of Justice Brigade 101st Infantry Division (December 2015—June 2016)
Headquarters	Kafr Nabl
Active regions	Hama Governorate Idlib Governorate Aleppo Governorate
Size	1,400 total, 300 active combatants (2013)^[5] 1,200 (2015)^[6]
Part of	Free Syrian Army Free Idlib Army 5th Corps (2014–2015) 13th Division (2013–2014) Syrian Revolutionary Command Council (2014–2015) Fatah Halab (2015–2016) Mare' Operations Room (2014–2016) Hawar Kilis Operations Room
Allies	101st Infantry Division Mountain Hawks Brigade 13th Division Islamic Front
Opponents	Syrian Armed Forces National Defence Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015) Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015) Aleppo offensive (April 2016)^[7] Northern Aleppo offensive (March–April 2016)^[8] Russia military intervention in the Syrian civil war^[9]
Preceded by Knights of Justice Battalion